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synagogue

or ··Dz

[ sin-uh-gog, -gawg ]

noun

  1. a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
  2. an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
  3. the Jewish religion; Judaism.


synagogue

/ ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl; ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ; ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl /

noun

    1. a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
    2. ( as modifier )

      synagogue services

  1. a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
  2. the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations
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synagogue

  1. In Judaism , a house of worship and learning; also, the congregation that meets there.
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Derived Forms

  • synagogical, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··Dz·i·cal [sin-, uh, -, goj, -i-k, uh, l], ··Dz·al [sin, -, uh, -gog-, uh, l, -gaw-g, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of synagogue1

1125–75; Middle English synagoge < Late Latin Բō < Greek Բōḗ assembly, meeting, equivalent to syn- syn- + ōḗ, noun use of feminine of ōó (adj.) gathering, derivative of á𾱲 to bring, lead; akin to Latin agere to drive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of synagogue1

C12: from Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin Բō, from Greek ܲԲōŧ a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead
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Indeed, the fact that there’s a synagogue in this story at all may be down to that coincidence.

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The government said the powers were in response to a series of "intimidating protests" near synagogues and mosques in recent months.

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The caravan, which was found in northwestern Sydney on 19 January, contained enough explosives to produce a 40m-wide blast, along with a note displaying antisemitic messages and a list of Jewish synagogues.

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The inquest previously heard Rhianan had been groomed online by a far-right extremist in the US, became "fixated" on Adolf Hitler and wanted to "blow up a synagogue" before her death.

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In recent months, there have been a series of arson and graffiti incidents involving homes, cars, and synagogues in Jewish communities across Australia.

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